The Numbers 0–100
(Los números del 0 al 100)
The Numbers 0–100
0
1
2
3
4
5
cero
uno
dos
tres
cuatro
cinco
6
7
8
9
10
seis
siete
ocho
nueve
diez
11
12
13
14
15
once
doce
trece
catorce
quince
The Numbers 0–100
The numbers from 16 to 19 (and
from 21 to 29) are normally
written as one word.
16
17
18
19
20
dieciséis
diecisiete
dieciocho
diecinueve
veinte
Formerly, these numbers could be
written as three words, and may be
encountered in this format in older
publications:
diez y seis
diez y siete
diez y ocho
diez y nueve
When written as one word, dieciséis
must bear a written accent as shown.
The Numbers 0–100
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
veintiuno
(veinte y uno)
veintidós
(veinte y dos)
veintitrés
(veinte y tres)
veinticuatro (veinte y cuatro)
veinticinco
(veinte y cinco)
veintiséis
(veinte y seis)
veintisiete
(veinte y siete)
veintiocho
(veinte y ocho)
veintinueve
(veinte y nueve)
treinta Veintidós, veintitrés, and veintiséis must
also bear a written accent as shown.
The Numbers 0–100
31 treinta y uno
32 treinta y dos
¿treintiuno?
etc.
40 cuarenta
41 cuarenta y uno
etc.
We do not condense
the numbers to one
word after 30.
The Multiples of Ten
(Los múltiplos de diez)
10
20
30
40
50
diez
veinte
treinta
cuarenta
cincuenta
60
70
80
90
100
sesenta
setenta
ochenta
noventa
cien
Cien and ciento
cien = 100 even
100 cien
101 ciento uno
110 ciento diez
cien → ciento
with any number
over 100 even
Notice that “y” (and) is
not used between the
hundreds’ and tens’
places.
115 ciento quince, etc.
Uno, un and una
The counting number uno becomes un before a
masculine singular noun . . .
un libro
un profesor
→ one book
→ one professor (male)
. . . and una before a feminine singular noun.
una mesa
una profesora
→ one table
→ one professor (female)
In compound numbers, -uno becomes -ún before a
masculine noun and -una before a feminine noun.
veintiún libros
veintiuna profesoras
→ twenty-one books
→ twenty-one professors
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